Craniophora simillima Draudt, 1950

Han, H. L. & Kononenko, V. S., 2010, New species of the genera Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1816 and Craniophora Snellen, 1867 from China with notes on synonymy and checklist (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Acronictinae), Zootaxa 2678 (1), pp. 48-68 : 57-58

Craniophora simillima Draudt, 1950

( Figs. 13 , 20 , 23 , 28 )

Craniophora simillima Draudt, 1950 , Mitteilungen der Münchener Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 40(1): 7, Pl. I: 23; genit.: Pl. X: 2. Type material reported: "A-tun-tse, 29. VI. 1936 in grosser Zahl".

Material examined. Lectotype. Male lectotype (designated here to promote stability of the name, preserved in ZFMK) labeled as " Holotype ", male, (part of abdomen missing) "A-tun-tse (Nord Yunnan) Mittle Hohe (ca. 4000m) 29. vi 1936 (H. Höne) / Holotype Craniophora simillima Draudt , male " . Paralectotype: male [!], labelled as " Allotype ", "A-tun-tse (Nord Yunnan) Talsohle (ca. 3600m). 13. vii 1936 H. Höne. Allotype craniophora simillima Draudt , female". [male!]. Non type material: 25 males, 6 females, same locality, 3500, 4000 m, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26. vi, 7, 10, 14, 13, 15, 18, 22. vii, 11, 18. viii 1936 .

Diagnosis. Externally ( Figs. 13 , 20 ) the species is similar and hardly distinguishable from C. tapaishana and very close to C. pacifica Filipjev, 1927 . In series it differs by somewhat darker and purely grey forewing. Hindwings are more brownish grey, than in C. tapaishana , in the female brown. In male genitalia ( Fig. 23 ) it differs from C. tapaishana by somewhat smaller size of armature and structure of vesica, which is about half the length on the one in C. tapaishana , is curved ventrally and somewhat extended apically. The arch of vesica armed with patch of small spine-like cornuti, which are stronger than in C. tapaishana ; apical part of vesica with small setae-like cornuti. Female genitalia( Fig. 28 ) similar to those of C. tapaishana , but ductus bursae arched in anterior part, knee-like bent at about half of length and arched again in joining with corpus bursae.

Distribution. ( Fig. 32 ) China (Shaanxi, Yunnan).

Figures

FIGURES 11–16. Craniophora ssp., adults. 11. C. draudti, male, holotype (ZFMK); 12. C. tapaishana, male, lectotype (ZFMK); 13. C. simillima, lectotype (ZFMK); 14. C. pacifica, male Russia, Primorye (IBSS); 15. C. pacifica, female Russia, Primorye (IBSS); 16. C. ligustri, male Russia, Primorye (IBSS).

FIGURES 17–20. Craniophora ssp., adults. 17. C. draudti, type series (ZFMK); 18. C. filipjevi (ZFMK); 19. C. tapaishana, types and other material (ZFMK); 20. C. simillima, types and other material (ZFMK).

FIGURES 21–24. Craniophora ssp., male genitalia. 21. C. tapaishana, lectotype, prep. Ho 156 (ZFMK); 22. C. tapaishana, vesica everted, prep. 1996 VK (ZFMK); 23. C. simillima, prep. 1997 VK (ZFMK); 24. C. draudti, paratype, prep. 1996 VK (ZFMK).

FIGURES 24–30. Craniophora ssp., male and female genitalia. 25. C. pacifica, prep. 3010 VK (IBSS); 26. C. ligustri, prep. 1850 VK (ZFMK); 27. C. tapaishana, paralectotype, prep. 1867 VK (ZFMK); 28. C. simillima, prep. 1965 VK (ZFMK); 29. C. pacifica, Russia, Primorye, VK; 30. C. ligustri, N China, prep. HHL.

FIGURES 31–32. 31. Acronicta cinerea (holotype of A. cinerascens, ZISP), adult, North China; 32. A. cinerea (holotype of A. cinerascens, ZISP), male genitalia, prep. 0266 AM; 33, 34, Distribution maps. 31. Acronicta alni and A. naxi; 32. Craniophora pacifica, C. draudti, C. tapaishana and C. simillima.